A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
Sure, Finland has always been a green and sustainable destination, to hear someone like Kristiina Kukkohovi talk about it. Residents have cared for the environment and are embracing recycling, renewable energy and the elusive circular economy.
The City Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of several museums with an aggressive sustainability program.
When it comes to sustainable destinations, it may not get much more sustainable than Stockholm.
When it comes to sustainable tourism in northern Sweden, there’s one guiding principle: If you build it, they will come.
The Biostadt Schmilka, a sustainable resort on the bank of the Elbe river near the Czech border, looks like every other German village. There’s a Gasthaus and homes with immaculate gardens and fruit trees, and the river with colorful kayaks floating downstream.
You can talk all you want about sustainability and tourism, but at the Lulu Guldsmeden Hotel in Berlin, you can do something about it.
Hamburg, Germany, is pursuing sustainability in tourism with new hotels, food halls — and a free kayak rentals for visitors.
The vacation rental took a nice picture. There was a white picket fence, a spacious living room with modern furniture, and the location was perfect. Who knew it would be the worst vacation rental ever?
Well, I should have.
Do you laugh out loud when you hear the words “walkable Los Angeles”? I used to, too, since LA has a reputation for being all freeways and suburbs. But some of the best parts of the City of Angels are more accessible to pedestrians than you might think.
It happened again. We visited a place, only to discover we were a short drive from a hidden national park. An incredible hidden national park.
